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"Anyway, about these Sirens...I don't know why I didn't realize it before. We've all heard the stories, the legends. Every sailor lives in fear of being called to their watery grave by the Siren's song. I guess I thought they'd be a bit more on key."

By the time CaptainJack Sparrow began sailing with his first crew aboard the Barnacle, legends of the Sirens were already well known in the Caribbean. During the quest for the Sword of Cortés, the shipmates were accosted by the merfolk, who attempted to lure Sparrow's crew down to Isla Sirena, and from there deliver them to the Sirens. Jack, however, was able to bargain with the mermaids, first securing the safety of his crew, and, during his second visit to the island, winning his own freedom.[1] Some time later, he personally encountered the Sirens, thought that story is still shrouded in mystery.[2]

Sirens were creatures whom sailors came to fear, depicted in legends as beings who lured men to a watery grave with their haunting song. In reality, they played a somewhat passive role, using agents such as the merfolk, gill men and sea warriors to do their bidding. In return, these lesser species were afforded the protection of the Sirens. Their agents were tasked with opening a sailor's heart to their deepest desire, until it became irresistible. At that point, the proxies would drag such doomed souls to a meeting with the Sirens themselves.[1]

In Terry Rossio's original script for Dead Men Tell No Tales Jack Sparrow would become ensnared by the siren song, and it would be revealed that he was the only man to hear the song and survive the experience.[3]